© Andy Catlin
Last week, Colin made his conducting debut to lead the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in sold-out concerts at Glasgow’s City Hall, and The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh.
Colin built his programme around the music of Steve Reich, branching out to connected works by Louis Andriessen, Arvo Pärt and Julia Wolfe. The electrifying performance from the orchestra, under Colin’s direction, received a rapturous response from both audiences, which was matched by unanimous critical acclaim:
”Currie took on an astonishing range of roles, from informed and articulate compère to fluent, perceptive conductor, as well as ensemble player and even concerto soloist. Indeed, it was a remarkable achievement from Currie to both play and direct Louis Andriessen’s percussion concerto Tapdance, and Currie’s switching between roles laid bare the piece’s mechanics to revelatory effect.”
The Scotsman ★★★★★ - Read the full review.
”The American composer has been a mainstay of the Scottish musician’s work with his own percussion group. The second half of this programme presented another side of his work with two more recent pieces for small ensembles, which Currie directed with the sort of rhythmic clarity you might expect, cueing the players with precision.”
The Herald ★★★★★ - Read the full review.
© Andy Catlin